US Re-designates 10 Nations for Violations of Religious Freedom

The U.S. State Department re-designated 10 countries, including Myanmar, China, Iran and North Korea, as “countries of particular concern” under the International Religious Freedom Act for having engaged in or tolerated violations of religious freedom. Eritrea, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan also were added to the list, the State Department said. It said Pakistan…